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The purpose of a prologue in the ancient and medieval world was to define the subject of the work, explain the author's motives and methodology, and obtain the reader's approval of his position. This volume brings together for the first time the most important historical prologues of the European tradition for a period of almost two millennia.The volume consists of more than 80 historical prologues and prefatory epistles from the fifth century BC to the fourteenth century. Each individual prologue is preceded by a brief introduction that provides basic information and context about the author and his work and directs the reader's attention to important ideas and themes. Taken together, they help to bridge the gap that separates the ancient and medieval world from our own.
Justin Lake is an Assistant Professor of Classics in the Department of International Studies at Texas A&M University.
Introduction Chapter One: Antiquity (500 BCE-500 CE) 1. Hecataeus of Miletus, Genealogies 2. Herodotus, Histories3. Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War4. Polybius, Histories 5. Diodorus Siculus, Library6. Aulus Hirtius, Preface to Book 8 of Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War 7. Sallust, Catiline's War8. Sallust, The Jugurthine War9. Livy, History of Rome10. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 11. Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War12. Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews13. Tacitus, Agricola 14. Tacitus, Histories15. Tacitus, Annals 16. Florus, Epitome of Roman History 17. Justin, Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus 18. Herodian, History of the Empire after Marcus19. Jerome, Chronicle 20. Eunapius of Sardis, History after Dexippus 21. Sulpicius Severus, Life of Saint Martin 22. Rufinus, Ecclesiastical History23. Orosius, Seven Books of History against the Pagans Chapter Two: The Early Middle Ages (500-900 CE) 24. Jordanes, On the Summary of the Eras, and the Origin and Deeds of the Romans (Romana) 25. Jordanes, On the Origins and Deeds of the Goths (Getica) 26. Procopius, Wars 27. Procopius, Secret History28. Agathias, Histories29. Gildas, On the Destruction and Conquest of Britain30. Gregory of Tours, Histories 31. Fredegar, Chronicle 32. Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English People 33. Paul the Deacon, Roman History34. Einhard, Life of Charlemagne35. Frechulf of Lisieux, Chronicle36. The Astronomer, Life of Emperor Louis37. Nithard, Histories 38. Agnellus of Ravenna, The Book of the Bishops of the Church of Ravenna39. Erchempert, History of the Lombards of Benevento Chapter Three: The Central Middle Ages (900-1100) 40. Regino of Prüm, Chronicle41. Odo of Cluny, Life of Saint Gerald of Aurillac42. Flodoard, History of the Church of Rheims43. Liudprand of Cremona, Antapodosis 44. Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim, The Deeds of Otto 45. Widukind of Corvey, Saxon History 46. Heriger of Lobbes, Life of Remaclus/Deeds of the Bishops of Liège47. Letaldus of Micy, The Miracles of Saint Maximin 48. Letaldus of Micy, Life of Saint Julian49. Richer of Saint-Rémi, Histories 50. Aimoin of Fleury, History of the Franks 51. Dudo of Saint-Quentin, Deeds of the Normans52. Adalbold of Utrecht, Life of Emperor Henry II53. Raoul Glaber, Histories 54. Wipo, Life of Emperor Conrad II 55. William of Jumièges, Deeds of the Norman Dukes 56. Lampert of Hersfeld, The Book of the Foundation of the Church of Hersfeld57. Adam of Bremen, Deeds of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen 58. Geoffrey Malaterra, On the Deeds of Count Roger of Calabria and Sicily, and of Duke Robert Guiscard, his Brother Chapter Four: The High and Late Middle Ages (1100-1400) 59. Fulcher of Chartes, History of the Expedition to Jerusalem 60. Guibert of Nogent, The Deeds of God through the Franks61. Hugh of Fleury, Ecclesiastical History62. Gallus Anonymus, Chronicles and Deeds of the Dukes and Princes of the Poles63. Eadmer, History of Recent Events in England 64. Cosmas of Prague, Chronicle of the Bohemians65. Galbert of Bruges, On the Murder, Betrayal, and Death of the Glorious Count Charles of Flanders 66. William of Malmesbury, Deeds of the English Kings67. Geoffrey of Monmouth, History of the Kings of Britain68. Orderic Vitalis, Ecclesiastical History 69. Robert of Torigni, Chronicle 70. Alfred of Beverley, Annals, or History of the Deeds of the Kings of Britain71. Otto of Freising, Chronicle, or History of the Two Cities72. Otto of Freising and Rahewin, Deeds of Emperor Frederick I73. Henry of Huntingdon, History of the English People 74. John of Salisbury, Memoirs of the Papal Court 75. Helmold of Bosau, Slavic Chronicle 76. William of Tyre, Chronicle 77. Gerald of Wales, The Topography of Ireland78. Gerald of Wales, The Journey through Wales79. Ralph de Diceto, Abbreviations of Chronicles 80. William of Newburgh, History of English Affairs 81. Gervase of Canterbury, Chronicle 82. Niketas Choniates, History 83. Saxo Grammaticus, History of the Danes 84. Roger of Wendover, Flowers of History85. Nicholas Trevet, Annals of Six Kings of England 86. Ranulph Higden, Polychronicon 87. Anonymous, The Eulogy of Histories88. Jean Froissart, Chronicle
The subject matter and the overarching temporal spread [...] commend this book as a suitable text for teaching. It provides a valuable overview of two thousand years of European interest in its own past. - Parergon
